Why MoE's declaration of 261,000 missing candidates is a warning for the nation

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Why MoE's declaration of 261,000 missing candidates is a warning for the nation

The MoE's report of 261,000 missing candidates is not just an exam issue, but a national crisis exposing poverty, dropout and inequality in education

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